Horse-power



(N0 Mode l.)

W. ,T. GROSS.

HORSE POWER. No. 317,519. Patented May 12', 1885.

Attorneys N4 PETERS Pmm-umo n her, Wahinglon. D, c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

XVILLIAM THOMAS GROSS, OF W'HITEVILLE, TENNESSEE.

HO RSE-POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,519, dated May 12,1885.

Application filed March El, 1885. (X0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. CROSS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Whiteville, in the county of Hardeman and State ofTennessee, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse-Powers,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to horse-powers adapted more especially for use inrunning cottongins; and it has for its object to provide a device ofthis character which shall combine simplicity of construction withdurability, ease of operation, and general efficiency.

The invention consists in the improved con-. struction and combinationsof parts, hereinafter fully described, andpointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, FigQ-e l is an elevation of ahorse-power constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the top of theframing removed, and Fig. 8 is a section on the line 00 00 of Fig. 2.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicatecorresponding; parts in all the figures, A represents a vertical shaft,which in this case is mounted and has bearing in top and bottom strips,B O, which are supported by vertical posts or uprights D. Upon the shaftA is mounted a grooved pulley or band wheel, E, and secured to saidshaft below the wheel E are bars E, which may be provided with anysuitable arrangement of draft appliances. At one corner of the frame areprovided posts or uprights G, between which is journaled a band-wheel,H, which is connected by a band, I, with a somewhat smaller band-wheel,.I, mounted in brackets K upon the top 13, the belt passing to saidsmall band-wheel J through a hole or opening in said top. 7

Upon the shaft of the band-wheel His a pulley, L, which is connectedwith the grooved wheel E by a strap or belt, a.

Upon the strap a is located a pulley, I), having bearing in a bracket,0. The said pulley is located upon the strap or band a adjacent to thepoint at which the latter strikes the pulley L and guides said strap orband thereto.

, M represents uprights, which are diagonally arranged with regard tothe uprights G, and between saiduprights is mounted an idler, e.

Secured to the bracket 0 is a cord, f, carrying a weight, g, at its end,said cord passing over the idler c.

The operation is as follows: Motion is imparted to the wheel E byturning the shaft A and the band-wheel H through the medium of thepulley L and strap a, connecting the same with the band-wheel E. Thepulley b on the strap or band a serves to guide the latter to the pulleyL and prevents any possibility of its becoming detached, and by theemployment of the weighted cord the bracket is held in place and thestrap or band a held taut, thus preventing it from slipping upon thewheel E or pulley L.

The power before described is simple in its construction, may be builtat a slight cost, is thoroughly efficieut and easy in its operation, andstrong and durable.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with an upright shaft having a bandwheel thereon, ashaft having a band-wheel and pulley thereon, a shaft located above theframe and carrying a band-wheel, a strap connecting the band-wheel E andpulley L, a pulley on said strap, an idler mounted in posts or uprights,and a cord carrying a weight at its end, said cord being connected withthe bracket of the pulley b, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

W'ILLIAM THOMAS CROSS.

Witnesses J. Y. HUNDLEY, A. J. Goiyrns.

